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The Cleansing of the Gundicā Temple
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SYNONYMS
prathamei —in the beginning;  kāśī-miśre —Kāśī Miśra;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  bolāila —called for;  paḍichā-pātra —the superintendent of the temple;  sārvabhaume —of the name;  bolāñā —calling;  ānila —brought.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first of all called for Kāśī Miśra, then for the superintendent of the temple, then for Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
Text 73
ভিনজন-পা'নে প্রভু হাসিয়া কহিল  ।।
જીજિક્કો-મોન્‍ફર-મોર્જીન-ડેસ   ભારત ભારત દેશના પશ્ચિમ ભાગમાં આવેલા ગુજરાત રાજ્યના ઉત્તર પૂર્વ ભાગમાં આવેલા મહારાષ્ટ્ર રાજ્યના પશ્ચિમ ભાગમાં આવેલા મ
tina-jana-pāśe prabhu hāsiyā kahila guṇḍicā-mandira-mārjana-sevā māgi’ nila
SYNONYMS
tina-jana-pāśe —in the presence of the three persons;  prabhu —the Lord;  hāsiyā —smiling;  kahila —said;  guṇḍicā-mandira-mārjana —of washing the temple known as Guṇḍicā;  sevā —service;  māgi’ nila —obtained by begging.
TRANSLATION
When these three people came before the Lord, He begged them to wash the temple known as Gundicā.
PURPORT
This Guṇḍicā temple is situated two miles northeast of the Jagannātha temple. At the time of the Ratha-yātrā festival, Lord Jagannātha goes to the Guṇḍicā temple from His original temple and stays there for one week. After one week, He returns to His original temple. It is understood by hearsay that the wife of Indradyumna, the King who established the Jagannātha temple, was known as Guṇḍicā. There is also mention of the name of the Guṇḍicā temple in authoritative scripture. The area of the Guṇḍicā temple is estimated to be 288 cubits by 215 cubits. The main temple inside is about 36 cubits by 30 cubits, and the meeting rall is thirty-two cubits by thirty cubits.
Text 74
পড়িছা কছে,—আমি-সব সেবক তোমার ।।
যে ভোমার ইচ্ছা সেই কর্তব্য আমার ॥ ৭৪ ॥